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Cross-site Scripting occurrences in Database Server
Vulnerability in the Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server component of Oracle Database Server. The supported version that is affected is 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Services for Microsoft Transaction Server accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows systems only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N). (2022-10-18, CVE-2022-21606)
A vulnerability was found in Hibernate-Validator. The SafeHtml validator annotation fails to properly sanitize payloads consisting of potentially malicious code in HTML comments and instructions. This vulnerability can result in an XSS attack. (2019-11-08, CVE-2019-10219)
Why Cross-site Scripting can be dangerous
Cross site scripting is an attack where a web page executes code that is injected by an adversary. It usually appears, when users input is presented. This attack can be used to impersonate a user, take over control of the session, or even steal API keys.
The attack can be executed e.g. when you application injects the request parameter directly into the HTML code of the page returned to the user:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=Transaction+Complete
what results in:
<span>Confirmation: Transaction Complete</span>
In that case the message can be modified to become a valid Javascript code, e.g.:
https://server.com/confirmation?message=<script>dangerous javascript code here</script>
and it will be executed locally by the user's browser with full access to the user's personal application/browser data:
<span>Confirmation: <script>dangerous javascript code here</script></span>